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  2. Exploding trousers - Wikipedia

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    In New Zealand in the 1930s, farmers reportedly had trouble with exploding trousers as a result of attempts to control ragwort, an agricultural weed. [1] Farmers had been spraying sodium chlorate, a government recommended weedkiller, onto the ragwort, and some of the spray had ended up on their clothes. Sodium chlorate is a strong oxidizing ...

  3. Kempthorne Prosser - Wikipedia

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    The Burnside Chemical Works in Dunedin was the first of its type in New Zealand. [2] Kempthorne Prosser constructed further superphosphate plants in Auckland , Christchurch , and Wanganui . From this stemmed a major chemical fertiliser industry, of national importance to the agricultural and pastoral economy.

  4. Category : Images in the public domain in New Zealand

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    Ivan Barrow of West Indies in 1930.png 350 × 457; 81 KB Jack Newman of New Zealand in 1933.png 369 × 577; 396 KB Jean Hamilton and John Mackie in On the Friendly Road.gif 400 × 467; 88 KB

  5. Category:1930 disestablishments in New Zealand - Wikipedia

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  6. Environmental Health - images.huffingtonpost.com

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    Vulcan Chemicals’ mercury balance sheet. Vulcan Chemical was the only chemical company to find its missing mercury. Upon request, the Wisconsin DNR provided the EHO with Vulcan Chemical’s annual mercury balance sheet that reported their mercury losses in their products for the year that the mercury balance was done. Vulcan Chemical

  7. Category:1930s in New Zealand - Wikipedia

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  8. 1930 in New Zealand - Wikipedia

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    New Zealand's first ever Test matches, a home series of four three-day games against England.Series won 1–0 by England 10,11,13 January Lancaster Park, Christchurch.New Zealand (112 and 131) lost by eight Wickets to England (181 and 66/2).

  9. Pesticides in New Zealand - Wikipedia

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    In New Zealand, glyphosate is an approved herbicide for killing weeds, [6] with the most popular brand being Roundup. [6] [7] Genetically modified crops designed to resist glyphosate are absent in New Zealand. [6] Crops applied with glyphosate must be regulated under the HSNO Act 1996 and ACVM Act 1997.